Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-09
scene OF the shooting when I met him Hary
Sherman kept the r nglish Kitchen.
MRS. NARY RYAU

Mrs. NARY hYAu
sworn: Am The wife OF Jack RYAN. WA
living on Water street the Light Of the snoot.
Ing; my house WIS on the east tide of the
street, near the alley between Fourth and Fifth
streets, just south OF the alley; 1t had outside
stairway; Riley and wife had upstairs front
room aid Dir. AMI Mrs. Dorson the lower
other night, only that OF August Sd. ear
guess just about how long | sleep. looked
vt the clock on the night OF the Sd, but /
can't tell what line 1t VAS. Ny memory was
refreshtd by hearing the murder talked over
the next day. "In talking about the murder
''Ns."
wM. METs swonN.
Have lived here fifteen wears: ~ a barness
maker; am engaged at 423 Pearl street, that
reom; That night ! was sick aud was in front
room down stars; ] heard the shot | next
hehru men running; one man ran up stairs:
ne entered the front room; Is WAS about an
hour after the shot before / learned who had
been killed; Mr.. Dorssn worked at the Stan
dard theater.
Cross-examined-Don't know who ran up
stairs thai night; Riley worked at stl-ard.
wn. CRsoH
sworn. Live at SIG Fourth street, have lived
In city fourteen months, worked at
Standard thes,er for u. l.. Leavitt, | was IN
Sioux City until the 18th of August, | knew
Mr.. Riley at that time, don't remember the ex-
49, seN1 'hNh "i1b ta hlDC u HI ll0
time OF the murder | roomed on Water street
at Jack Ryan's, ! heard the shot fired |
saw Leavitt about Two minutes after the shot,
he came out Of Riley's room into mine, he
was In his shirt sleeves, he had on dark vest
and dark greyish pants, (thc pants were
shown witness, he said they were just Ike
the ones Leavitt wore shat mighty Leavitt
took a seat upon the bed and placed his hesA
inside his hands, he stayed there about Ave-
minutes before l went awa;. At Leavitt,s
"o1"-st ] ~e.i - IsLnes-I. fo- ! eaujtt,.
vile, We went back to my rooms, thcy went
away In about half an hour, Leavitt wore
away my hat, the one I found there after
ward was . brown, straw hat.
CRoss-BXANIHArIoW.
The hat Ia now la the possession OF Geo.
Kellogg. Leavitt appeared to be very much
excited when he came into my room, and sat
down, his elbows on his knees and his head
In his hands; | told them 1T JohnsoEk that
Haddosk was killed.
Rn DIRECT ExAnryAIoH.
Gee. Kellogg csme and found the hat in
The yard where Mrs. Ryan had thrown il.
THE STATES EVIDENCE III.
County Attorney Marsh here rose and in
formed the court that the evidence on the
part OF the prosecution was in ana the state
rested. The defense askcd until afternoon to
arrange matters in reference to the order of
their Witnesses. This not being objected 10
court adjourned until : O'Clock =. m.
POLICEMAN \. 4 eNITE,
Sworn; I am policeman, have lived here
three or Tour years, al acquainted with Bis
marck, knew him when I was working at
packing house, have know hins ever since. ]
vas q policeman during the month of August.
| saw Bismarck the mig + Of the 81 at the
corner OF DOUGLASS and Fourth streets, he
was so drunk be didn't walk straight, ner
nn,,1l h. Nally txAfsl 4 ILL., -,,L -,
told him he had better go home, it war be-
tween IL 80 and IL O'clock st night when |
saw him, It WAS after the killing Of IiHddoek.
CrosSexanination waived
ADoLrH hErx,
Sworn; Live at Q S West Seventh street; am
a harness maker: am working ~ I23 Pearl
street. Last August | lived at 9OS West
Seventh street, near the bridge; | know Bis
marck; had known him three or four years ;on
the 81 OF August ! was up town until
1880 ; / met him I'm the evening at aboat
$3.50 or . o'clock, ne just came ont of Her
mans saloon, we just spoke, he had been
drinking, he was NOS badly drunk then, / saw
hmm again about l2 or ! O'Clock that night, he
" oke me up, he had then been dtiuking heap-
lily, ne fell N the sidswa six out iis our gate,
he called my name and wanted 10 know If 7
wouldn't let him In. | did not do It, | didn't
him In because my father said | shouldn't,
he remsined there ABOUT IN hour on the front
porch, j suppose he was asleep, he called 10
Inc again In about an hour. he was then stand
ing at the foot of the SIPS, he wanted to
come in but | would not let him, he was vet
intoxicated, saw him 10 more until the next
when he came to the har-
ness shop about Q O'clock, he was
sitting in a chair vheR | saw him,
he was partially suberca mp; he told ne he
had slept on the or uGd that night near Ne
Ions fence; be said he had not been hoIaa.
My brCt5 er was present 81 that time. Wien
he called the night before my father and
were at home.
Cro.a examined by Marsh
! only know The time ne came by rccollec-
ton; the night be called WIS datk and rainy.
| caun>t tel how he was 4 essed. hut think
he had on a straw bat. II was just 10 O'Clock
when | went ~ bed hat nighs. | remembered
the exact time or account OF the nutd. r.;
II because W wer' talking about
the murder. Can't feil anything about any
is my harness shop; ! resided At the same
place last August; have known Bismarck
well the past two Years; | think / saw him on
August ,, but wouldn't he p%ositiae; | old not
see him on the night If he 81; | heard some
one outside, | recognized him uy his voice, {
Was Ia ted T. was about - O'Clock | could
not tell from his voice whether he was intox-
icated or not; heard him talking with INV
son Adolph, but | could not reli what thee
said; he asked for admittaper; | 10 not know
whether he laid ON the porch; ! cannot say
positively whether he was in the shop the next
day or not; | kind o think 1t was the next
day; he never told me about sleeping by Mel
sons fence; | don't Know when | saw him in
the shop. Witness excused.
OSCAR BRIDEwELI- POLICEMAN
Sworn Have lived in Sioux City five years;
have been policeman two years; | know Bis
msrck; Have known him three years. got &C
Guainted with him In Trieber's saloon: | was
on watch the night Of August 3: | ~ Bis
marck at 1890 the night of the 81 OF cor.
ner OF Fourth and Douglas streets; Was at
the scene of the Killing 1t was about fifteen
after the body wasremoved when | saw
Bismarck; Policeman Smith was with me when
| met him. Bismarck was quite drunk. |
told him to 90 on home or would lock him
J. went on duty that night ut 8 O'Clock.
Witness excused.
Mrs. Matilda Metz, sworn:
I live AT eS West Seventh street. know
Bismsrc... by sight. ! oould tell who he was
last August. | was at aOme all the evening
the night Haddook was shot. I could not tell
Just what time il was when some one called.
] told my hu band thst it sounded like the
voice of Bismarck. Mig husband told my son
not 10 let him in. The noise sounded some
like that Of a drunken man.
GEO. RICH.
sworn. I live st l05 toward street; have lived
in this city since 70: have known Bismarck
since the high water. have worked with him
several times in digging wells; ! was at his
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